Carnivore, Omnivore, Vegan, Vegetarian—What Do You Eat?
What do you eat? In honor of World Vegetarian Day, this high school writing prompt asks you to think about what you eat and defend your position.
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Choose Your Own Team
The hot soccer competition in the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals is heating up. If you were to belong to a team, sports or not, what team would you choose? What would be the criteria for being admitted to the team? Which position or part would you play?
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Luck: Is it Real?
Four-leaf clovers, wishbones, stones for luck. Read this weird story of a woman who bought lottery tickets and then write whether you believe in luck. Middle school writing prompt.
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The Loch Ness Monster: Is She Real?
Is the Loch Ness Monster for real? Some people who have seen a satellite image on Apple Maps think so. What about Bigfoot? Kraken? Are these monsters real? Write a paragraph to support your view.
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Opinion: Strange Baby Names
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Audio Science. Fifi. Coco. Hopper. Apple. What do these words have in common? They are names that celebrities have given their children. Celebrities aren’t the only ones giving their children weird or unusual names. There are a lot of strange names out there: Jedi, Google, and
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Should We Ban the Word “Bossy”?
Girls with leadership skills are sometimes called bossy, which demeans their talents, goals, abilities, and even themselves, while boys with leadership skills are not considered bossy. They are considered future leaders. Should we ban the word “bossy”? How would you define “bossy”?
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Do We Spend Too Much on Our Pets?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS You see this sweet puppy in the window of the pet store, and you can’t resist. You want to buy him. When you do, he leaps into your arms and licks your face. This little fellow is so happy—and so are you. Now he’s a friend for life. You do everything together….
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National Reading Month
Treasure Island. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frankenstein. Pride and Prejudice. What books should everyone read? To celebrate National Reading Month in the United States, Amazon posted “100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.” Read a sampling of their list and then create your own: 10 Books Everyone Should Read.
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Opinion Writing: Professional Matchmakers
SHARON’S BLOG Students who have a hard time writing about wars, politics, gender issues, and other heavy topics really warm up to writing opinions, so let’s give them something engaging to write about. After all, everyone has opinions. It’s Just Lunch is a dating service for businessmen and businesswomen. According to their Website, they’ve provided…
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Getting Paid to Hug?
Teachers in the Jiangdu District of China know how important it is to hug their students. In fact, they hug their kindergarten students twice a day . . . as long as the parents have paid their “hugging fee,” according to Chuck Sheppard’s News of the Weird.
What do you think?
